Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cheat Neck, West Virginia
Honored By
Kristen Beatty-Graham
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE WAS A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN SERVING IN THE 56TH SIGNAL CORPS. IN 1943, HE JOINED THE ARMY AND WAS DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND. IN JUNE 1944, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO FRANCE FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND FIVE BATTLE STARS FROM THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS.